Irving officer fatally shoots suspect during burglary call

Jan. 22, 2018

Irving police say no officers were injured in the shooting before dawn Monday.

An Irving police statement says officers responded to an apartment complex after a witness reported seeing a man breaking into a vehicle in the parking lot. Police say officers arrived as a suspect got into a pickup truck and tried to flee.

Police say the suspect's truck rammed a police car and several other vehicles in the lot. Investigators say an officer, fearing for his life, shot the suspect.

The suspect died at a Dallas hospital. Police didn't immediately release his name.

Authorities didn't immediately release the name of the officer amid the investigation.